Roscommon 1-11 Mayo 1-5:A sublime Roscommon stunned a highly rated Mayo to qualify for the Connacht minor football final at Dr Hyde Park on Saturday.

It was a composed display from the reigning All-Ireland minor champions, with James McKeague delivering a man-of-the-match performance.

Helped by scores from Darren McDermott, Donal Shine and Paul Garvey, Roscommon led at the interval by 0-6 to 0-1.

In the second half, a wonderful move allowed McDermott to score Roscommon's first goal against Mayo in seven years at this grade to extend their lead to 1-7 to 0-1.

Mayo improved significantly in the second half, Alan Freeman kicking four points and Jason Doherty adding a goal. But Roscommon held on securely to book their final place.

ROSCOMMON: D O'Malley; C Boylan, N Collins, P O'Grady; D Lennon, J McKeague, E Bannon; C O'Neill, K Higgins; K Brady, P Garvey (0-1), D McDermott (1-6, five frees); A O'Hara (0-1), K Cummins (0-1), D Shine (0-2, one 45). Subs: G Brady for E Bannon, E Stritch for K Brady, L O'Connor for P Garvey, N Carty for K Cummins.

MAYO: J Tierney; M Gallagher, K Keane, K McLoughlin; S Prendergast, M Jennings, R O'Connor; S Morris, M Nestor; K Glynn, C Carty, N Prenty; M Tierney, J Doherty (1-0), A Freeman (0-5, three frees). Subs: D Gallagher for S Morris, R Ward for M Nestor, A O'Shea for M Tierney.

Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).